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Letter to the Editor

Campylobacter fetus meningitis confirmed by a 16S rRNA gene analysis using the MinION nanopore sequencer, South Korea, 2016

Jangsup MoonDepartment of Neurology, Laboratory for Neurotherapeutics, Biomedical Research InstituteSeoul National University Hospital, Seoul03080, South Korea
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Narae KimDepartment of Neurology, Laboratory for Neurotherapeutics, Biomedical Research InstituteSeoul National University Hospital, Seoul03080, South Korea
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Han Sang LeeDepartment of Neurology, Laboratory for Neurotherapeutics, Biomedical Research InstituteSeoul National University Hospital, Seoul03080, South Korea
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Hye-Rim ShinDepartment of Neurology, Laboratory for Neurotherapeutics, Biomedical Research InstituteSeoul National University Hospital, Seoul03080, South Korea
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Soon-Tae LeeDepartment of Neurology, Laboratory for Neurotherapeutics, Biomedical Research InstituteSeoul National University Hospital, Seoul03080, South Korea
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Keun-Hwa JungDepartment of Neurology, Laboratory for Neurotherapeutics, Biomedical Research InstituteSeoul National University Hospital, Seoul03080, South Korea
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Kyung-Il ParkDepartment of Neurology, Laboratory for Neurotherapeutics, Biomedical Research InstituteSeoul National University Hospital, Seoul03080, South Korea;Department of NeurologySeoul National University Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul06236, South Korea
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Sang Kun LeeDepartment of Neurology, Laboratory for Neurotherapeutics, Biomedical Research InstituteSeoul National University Hospital, Seoul03080, South KoreaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Kon ChuDepartment of Neurology, Laboratory for Neurotherapeutics, Biomedical Research InstituteSeoul National University Hospital, Seoul03080, South KoreaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 1-3 | Received 02 Jun 2017, Accepted 13 Aug 2017, Published online: 15 Jan 2019

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